WordStudyAnimals & Wildlife vocabulary — A2
65 words of level A2 (Elementary) from the “Animals & Wildlife” collection. Each one has a short definition in simple English; tap a word to open its dictionary page.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| goat | a farm animal with horns that eats almost anything |
| hamster | small soft animal kept as a pet |
| wolf | a wild animal like a large dog that lives in groups |
| deer | a wild animal with long legs, the male has horns |
| zebra | animal like a horse with black and white lines |
| hippo | a very large grey animal living in rivers |
| kangaroo | a large animal jumping on strong back legs |
| koala | a small animal living in trees and eating leaves |
| panda | a large black and white bear |
| squirrel | small animal with a big tail that climbs trees |
| hedgehog | small animal with sharp points on its back |
| duck | a bird that swims on water and says quack |
| pigeon | a grey bird often seen in cities |
| sparrow | small brown bird you see often |
| eagle | a very big strong bird that hunts other animals |
| owl | bird that hunts at night with big eyes |
| peacock | large bird with beautiful long blue and green tail feathers |
| penguin | a black and white sea bird that cannot fly |
| swan | large white bird with a long neck |
| flamingo | tall pink bird with long thin legs |
| seagull | white bird that lives near the sea |
| woodpecker | a bird tapping on trees to find insects inside |
| robin | small bird with a red or orange front |
| canary | small yellow singing bird |
| feather | light soft thing that covers a bird |
| shark | a large, often dangerous fish with sharp teeth |
| dolphin | a smart sea animal that jumps and swims fast |
| octopus | a sea animal with eight long arms |
| jellyfish | sea animal with a soft clear body that can sting |
| crab | a sea animal with a hard shell and claws |
| shrimp | a small sea animal with a thin body you can eat |
| clam | a sea animal with a hard shell in two parts |
| seal | sea animal with smooth skin and big eyes |
| tuna | a big sea fish you can eat |
| goldfish | small orange fish often kept as a pet |
| eel | long thin fish that looks like a snake |
| ray | a flat sea fish with wide fins like wings |
| fin | flat part on a fish used for swimming |
| lizard | small animal with four legs and a long tail |
| crocodile | a big animal with a long mouth that lives in water |
| alligator | large animal with hard skin living in water |
| tortoise | a slow animal with a hard shell on its back |
| cobra | a large poisonous snake with a wide neck |
| shell | hard outside covering of something |
| claw | sharp curved nail on an animal's foot |
| fang | long sharp tooth of an animal |
| insect | very small animal with six legs |
| bug | a small insect |
| wasp | a flying insect with a thin body that can sting you |
| moth | insect like a butterfly that flies at night |
| spider | small animal with eight legs that makes webs |
| ladybug | small round red bug with black spots |
| cricket | a small jumping insect that makes a chirping sound |
| caterpillar | worm-like young stage of a butterfly or moth |
| cockroach | large brown insect found in houses |
| worm | a small soft creature with a long thin body and no legs |
| snail | small soft creature with a shell that moves slowly |
| horn | hard pointed thing on an animal's head |
| mane | long hair on the neck of a horse or lion |
| fur | soft thick hair on an animal |
| beak | the hard mouth part of a bird |
| nest | a home that birds build for their eggs |
| den | a wild animal's hidden home |
| web | thin net a spider makes, or the internet |
| sting | a sharp pointed part of an insect used to hurt other creatures |
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